Maria W. Stewart was America's first black woman political writer. Between 1831 and 1833, she gave four speeches on the topics of slavery and women's rights. Meditations From The Pen of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart\u2014published in 1879, shortly before her death\u2014is a collection of those speeches as well as her memoir, some meditations and prayers. They are political, poetical and sermon all at the same time; but in the mileu in which she lectured, they were a critically important part of the abolitionist movement years before the contributions of others such as Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth. Her speeches and essays espoused a return to Christian values and morality, but also proposed fundamental changes in gender roles in the midst of tremendous public opposition to the rights of blacks and of women. (Introduction by James K. White)
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Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial.
Like most of Dickens' work, the book is used to call the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time.
It has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, Oliver!. (Summary from wikipedia)
Allen's books illustrate the use of the power of thought to increase personal capabilities. Although he never achieved great fame or wealth, his works continue to influence people around the world, including the New Thought movement.
Allen's most famous book, As a Man Thinketh, was published in 1902. It is now considered a classic self-help book. Its underlying premise is that noble thoughts make a noble person, while lowly thoughts make a miserable person. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen\u2019s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - \u201cIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.\u201d\u009d Its manuscript was first written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called First Impressions, but was never published under that title. Following revisions it was published on 28 January 1813 by the same Mr. Egerton of the Military Library, Whitehall, who had brought out Sense and Sensibility. Like both its predecessor and Northanger Abbey, it was written at Steventon Rectory.
(Summary from wikipedia)
\"Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know: for we have new worlds here.\" - Lord Dunsany, the preface to \"The Book of Wonder\"
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The Gospel of Matthew (literally, \"according to Matthew\"; Greek, \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u039c\u03b1\u03b8\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03bd or \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u039c\u03b1\u03c4\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03bd) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. It narrates an account of the life and ministry of Jesus, from his genealogy to his post-resurrection commissioning of his Apostles to \"go and make disciples of all nations.\" Bibles traditionally print Matthew as the first gospel, followed in order by Mark, Luke and John. Authorship is traditionally ascribed to Matthew the Evangelist. (Summary from Wikipedia).
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Packaged as twelve distinct cases, by the end of this book your own senses of observation and deductive reasoning should be improved. It's easy to see why this book became a model for detective yarns! (Summary by Mark F. Smith)
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame, redemption and patriotism.
The plot centers on the years leading up to French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look very alike but are entirely different in character.(Summary from wikipedia)
This account by Trotsky is of the events in Russia from the October Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd, to his signing of the Brest-Litovsk treaty with Germany on 3rd March 1918 which took Russia out of the First World War. The treaty exacted heavy losses for Russia in terms of annexations of land and financial indemnities to Germany. In this extended essay, Trotsky argues the reasons as to why he decided to sign what appears to be a disastrous agreement for Russia.
(Summary by Rebecca)
Originally published under the title of Beyond Thirty.
The novel, set in the year 2137, was heavily influenced by the events of World War I. In the future world depicted in the novel, Europe has descended into barbarism while an isolationist Western Hemisphere remains sheltered from the destruction. The title Beyond Thirty refers to the degree of longitude that inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere are forbidden to pass. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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As Huck and Jim drift down the river, they meet many colorful characters and have many great adventures. The true heart of the story, however, is the friendship between Huck and Jim. A constant theme throughout the book is Huck\u2019s internal struggle between what he has been taught, that helping a runaway slave is a sin, and what he truly believes, that Jim is a good man and it couldn\u2019t possibly be wrong to help him.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was unique at the time of its publication (1884) because it is narrated by Huck himself and is written in the numerous dialects common in the area and time in which the book is set. Although the book was originally intended as a sequel to the children\u2019s book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn it progressed into a more serious work. Twain\u2019s views on slavery and other social issues of the time become clear through the words, thoughts, and actions of Huck Finn. The book has always been the subject of great controversy, and according to The American Library Association it was fifth on the list of most frequently challenged books in the 1990s.
(Summary by Annie Coleman)
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Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the \"travelers' tales\" literary sub-genre. It is widely considered Swift's magnum opus and is his most celebrated work, as well as one of the indisputable classics of English literature. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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br>White Fang (1906) was written as a companion to Jack London's successful Call of the Wild (1903). It is the tale of a wild dog born in the wild and eventually brought to civilization. The story is viewed primarily through the eyes of its canine protagonist and deals with themes of morality and redemption. (Summary by Gord Mackenzie.)
br>Part 1, Chapter 1 read by Richard Hart
Part 3, Chapters 3 & 4 read by Stephen Gilbert
Part 4, Chapters 5 & 6 read by Todd Fadoir
A tale of passion set in the bleak Yorkshire moors in mid 19thC, far from the Victorian uprightness, Wuthering Heights depicts the mutual love of Catherine and Heathcliff till destruction rends the narration; yet cruelty is only to be met with forgiveness in the following generations. Romantic, impassioned and wild, it is also a dark journey in the human soul.
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His plan for the work gradually extended to a two-volume compilation on the whole of economic thought; the first volume was published in 1890 to worldwide acclaim that established him as one of the leading economists of his time. It brought the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole, and became the dominant economic textbook in England for a long period. The second volume, which was to address foreign trade, money, trade fluctuations, taxation, and collectivism, was never published at all. (Summary from Wikipedia)
This reading is based on the eighth edition, published in 1920.
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In both the play and the novel, Peter often visits the \"real world\" of London to listen in on bedtime stories told by Mary Darling to her children. One night, Peter is spotted, and while trying to escape, he loses his shadow. On returning to claim his shadow, he wakes Mary's daughter, Wendy Darling. When Wendy succeeds in re-attaching his shadow to him, Peter takes a fancy to her and invites her to Neverland to be a mother to his gang of Lost Boys, the children who are lost in Kensington Gardens. Wendy agrees, and her brothers John and Michael go along. The dangerous and magical flight to Neverland is followed by many adventures.
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A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the smell of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.
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The story takes place during the American Civil War, and begins with Mr. March away from home as a chaplain to the Union army, while his wife and daughters remain at home to work and wait for his safe return. This book follows their joys and sorrows and scrapes along the path to the girl's becoming grown up \"little women\". Many of the scrapes they get into include Laurie--their harum scarum next door neighbor, who becomes their adopted brother. The two families, The March's and the Laurence's strike up a lasting friendship, despite their differences in material belongings. (Summary by Mary Anderson)","book_sample":"https://archive.org/download/little_women_0711_librivox/littlewomen_01_alcott_64kb.mp3","book_image":"https://ia801304.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/23/items/olcovers679/olcovers679-L.zip&file=6795866-L.jpg","book_url":null,"book_price":0,"book_code":628,"book_guid":"e4c0c90f56a47d520ce169f734832ab2","book_rating":4,"book_votes":36,"score":0.0075,"author_names":null,"genre_names":"children's fiction|general fiction|young adult","language_names":"English"},{"id":54643,"book_type":0,"book_provider":1,"book_title":"Life on the Mississippi","book_author":"Twain, Mark","book_description":"Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Cast:King Solomon\u2019s Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a journey into the heart of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novel\u2019s title. It is significant as the first fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. - Haggard wrote over 50 books, among which were 14 novels starring Allan Quatermain. (Summary by Wikipedia/John Nicholson)
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Narrator \u2013 Great Plains
Alonso, King of Naples \u2013 hefyd
Sebastian, his brother \u2013 Nathan Markham
Prospero, the right Duke of Milan \u2013 Bruce Pirie
Antonio, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan \u2013 Jason Mills
Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples \u2013 mb
Gonzalo, an honest old Counsellor \u2013 Lorelle Anderson
Adrian, a Lord \u2013 EricJ
Francisco, a Lord \u2013 Aaron Elliott
Caliban, a savage and deformed Slave \u2013 Jason Mills
Trinculo, a Jester \u2013 Ryan Dressler
Stephano, a drunken Butler \u2013 Arielle Lipshaw
Master of a Ship \u2013 Annoying Twit
Boatswain \u2013 Jennifer Stearns
Mariners \u2013 Miriam Esther Goldman
Miranda, daughter to Prospero \u2013 Elizabeth Klett
Ariel, an airy Spirit \u2013 Karen Savage
Iris, a Spirit \u2013 Abigail Bartels
Ceres, a Spirit \u2013 Jessamie
Juno, a Spirit \u2013 Lucy Perry
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Stage Directions: Haili
Lewis Carroll: Charlotte Brown
Alice: Amanda Friday
Red Queen: Shauna Kennett
White Queen: Elizabeth Klett
White Rabbit: ToddHW
Humpty Dumpty: nomorejeffs
Gryphon: Brett G. Hirsch
Mock Turtle: GlassMask
Mad Hatter: Elliot Gage
March Hare: Charlotte Duckett
Dormouse: Kimberly Krause
Frog Footman: Larry Wilson
Duchess: ElleyKat
Cheshire Cat: WoollyBee
Tweedle Dee: Charlotte Brown
Tweedle Dum: Anastasiia Solokha
King of Hearts: GlassMask
Queen of Hearts: Eden Rea-Hedrick
Knave of Hearts: gloriousjob
Caterpillar: Etel Buss
Two of Spades: Dave Harrell
Five of Spades: Dave Harrell
Seven of Spades: Dave Harrell
Audio edited by ElleyKat and Kimberly Krause.
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The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summary by Karen Savage)
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Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage \"star-cross'd lovers\" whose \"untimely deaths\" ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Its influence is still seen today, with the two main characters being widely represented as archetypal young lovers.
(Summary from Wikipedia)
This crime novel was possibly the first to involve a 'locked room mystery', in which an attempted murder takes place, but with no obvious way for the perpetrator to have escaped. The author, Gaston Leroux, is better known as the author of The Phantom of the Opera: prepare to feel the hairs standing up on the back of your neck...
(Summary by Stuart Bell)
A student discovers the secret of animating lifeless matter and, by assembling body parts, creates the monster Frankenstein. Rejected by society, Frankenstein vows revenge on his creator.
(Summary written by Gesine) Note: Project originally cataloged October 20, 2005. Audio files were volume adjusted and re-uploaded May 3, 2010.
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, p\u00e8re. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas's most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.
The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815\u20131838 (from just before the Hundred Days through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is primarily concerned with themes of justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness, and is told in the style of an adventure story. (Summary from Wikipedia)
This book contains alternate versions of a number of chapters \u2013 indicated by an alt after the file number. The Zip files contain both versions of these chapters.
There are 2 versions of the M4Bs made , one containing the original files for these chapters (4 parts), the other containing the alternate files for the chapters (5 parts).
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The publishers of the present book deserve credit for presenting to the reading public the gist of Freud's psychology in the master's own words, and in a form which shall neither discourage beginners, nor appear too elementary to those who are more advanced in psychoanalytic study. - Dream psychology is the key to Freud's works and to all modern psychology. With a simple, compact manual such as Dream Psychology there shall be no longer any excuse for ignorance of the most revolutionary psychological system of modern times. (From the book introduction, by Andre Tridon)
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\u201cThis book is a prolonged effort to establish a distinction between what is called mind and what is called matter. Nothing is more simple than to realise this distinction when you do not go deeply into it; nothing is more difficult when you analyse it a little. At first sight, it seems impossible to confuse things so far apart as a thought and a block of stone; but on reflection this great contrast vanishes, and other differences have to be sought which are less apparent and of which one has not hitherto dreamed.\u201d (from The Mind and the Brain)
The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, and concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to his native land Ithaca after the fall of Troy.
It takes Odysseus ten years to return to his native land of Ithaca after ten years of war; during his 20-year absence, his son Telemachus and his wife Penelope must deal with a group of unruly suitors who have moved into Odysseus' home to compete for Penelope's hand in marriage, since most have assumed that Odysseus has died. The poem is a fundamental text in the Western canon and continues to be read in both Homeric Greek and translations around the world. (Summary from Wikipedia","book_sample":"https://archive.org/download/odyssey_butler_librivox/odyssey_01_homer_butler_64kb.mp3","book_image":"https://ia600603.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/29/items/olcovers284/olcovers284-L.zip&file=2849727-L.jpg","book_url":null,"book_price":0,"book_code":65,"book_guid":"fd12c54845a45425ddf83b6afd66d024","book_rating":4,"book_votes":2,"score":0.006,"author_names":"Homer","genre_names":"action & adventure fiction|classics (antiquity)|nautical & marine fiction","language_names":"English"},{"id":54165,"book_type":0,"book_provider":1,"book_title":"Emma","book_author":"Austen, Jane","book_description":"Sherry reads Jane Austen\u2019s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. Mr. Woodhouse worries and frets, Miss Bates chatters on, and Emma blithely manipulates and misunderstands her friends and family until she finally learns her lesson! (Summary by Kara)","book_sample":"https://archive.org/download/emma_solo_librivox/emma_01_01_austen_64kb.mp3","book_image":"https://www.digitalbook.io/covers/Emma.jpg","book_url":null,"book_price":0,"book_code":86,"book_guid":"704706d437845718efd56636a0ba4eca","book_rating":4,"book_votes":23,"score":0.006,"author_names":null,"genre_names":"humorous fiction|romance|fiction","language_names":"English"},{"id":54223,"book_type":0,"book_provider":1,"book_title":"If","book_author":"Kipling, Rudyard","book_description":"
Librivox\u2019s weekly poetry project for the week of January 29, 2006: This popular piece was voted Britain\u2019s favourite poem in a BBC opinion poll in 1995.
(Summary from Wikipedia)
From advice on planning the perfect wedding to eating an artichoke correctly, Emily Post offers instruction on how to live a well-mannered life circa 1922. With a sometimes gentle, sometimes sharp wit, she maintains that true ladies and gentlemen are characterized not by wealth but by their behavior toward others. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
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The Divine Comedy (Italian: Commedia, later christened \"Divina\" by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, the last great work of literature of the Middle Ages and the first great work of the Renaissance. A culmination of the medieval world-view of the afterlife, it establishes the Tuscan dialect in which it is written as the Italian standard, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. - The Divine Comedy is composed of three canticas (or \"cantiche\") \u2014 Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise) \u2014 composed each of 33 cantos (or \"canti\"). The very first canto serves as an introduction to the poem and is generally not considered to be part of the first cantica, bringing the total number of cantos to 100. - The poet tells in the first person his travel through the three realms of the dead, lasting during the Easter Triduum in the spring of 1300. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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